Saudi non-oil business activity expands in November but new orders slow, PMI showsSaudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector grew at its fastest pace in 10 months in November, driven by strong domestic demand and hiring, despi...
US revokes Palestinian officials' visas ahead of UN meeting, State Dept saysThe U.S. State Department is denying and revoking visas for members of the PLO and Palestinian Authority, citing non-compliance with commit...
United Nations chief warns Donald Trump against ethnic cleansing in GazaU.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged President Donald Trump to avoid any form of ethnic cleansing in Gaza. Guterres emphasized the...
The UN will vote on a Palestinian resolution demanding Israel end its occupationThe UN General Assembly will vote on a Palestinian resolution demanding Israel end its presence in Gaza and the West Bank within a year. Th...
Going public: Leadership & innovation made fintech player Veefin’s IPO clickWhile SMEs are growing at a faster pace globally, there is an urgent need to plug the large finance gap for them, as small businesses don’t...
Most Gulf shares rise on dovish Fed tone; Mideast in focusMonetary policy in the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is usually guided by policy decisions by the Fed because most regional cur...
First Saudi envoy to the Palestinians visits West Bank as Israel and Saudi Arabia eye relationsSaudi Arabia also wants Israel to grant at least some kind of concession to the Palestinians in the West Bank, which Israel captured along ...
Saudi Aramco mandates banks for inaugural dollar sukukThe banks will arrange fixed income investor calls starting on Monday, the document from one of the banks showed. An issuance of sukuk in t...
Major Gulf markets ease in early trade; Qatar risesSaudi Arabia's benchmark index slipped 0.1%, with Riyad Bank declining 1.2% and Jabal Omar Development dropping 1.8%.
Saudi shares starts last month of 2020 on wobbly footing after a stellar NovemberInvestors worldwide are pinning their hopes on positive vaccine trial data, fuelling optimism about an economic recovery at a pace faster t...
CCAvenue collaborates with Riyad Bank to make inroads into Saudi Arabia's digital payment spaceIn collaboration with Riyad Bank the company will expand its payment platform in Saudi Arabia at a time when there is an upsurge in the cou...
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Sushma Swaraj to meet top Israeli leadership todaySwaraj would be meeting President Reuven Rivlin, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defence Minister Moshe Ya'alon, among others.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj reaches Israel on two-day visitMany in Israel see Swaraj's visit as a "build up" to the much-anticipated visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the region.
- External Affairs Minister SM Krishna leaves for West Bank
External Affairs Minister S M Krishna today left for Ramallah to meet top Palestinian Authority leadership during which he is expected to r...
- Saudi Arabia's GDP to grow by 5.1 pc in 2012
"The European debt crisis will limit investment options and force banks to follow a conservative policy... followed in the past," it added.
- Palestinians to receive cash boost from Saudi Arabia
The cash-strapped Palestinian Authority will receive a financial boost from Saudi Arabia to help Prime Minister Salam Fayyad pay public sec...